Jul 2 2009

The family that stays together, takes over the world together

Ant Guru

And let’s be honest here: when your family has got roots in Europe, the U.S., Japan, Argentina and, frankly, all over the world, they’re probably on a better route of doing so than us. Obviously, I’m talking about ants, but I’m specifically referring to Argentine ants.

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The family that stays together, takes over the world together

Argentine ant are very unique in that they actually act as one family! Fire ants will compete with other fire ants and even kill off other fire ant colonies. But Argentine ants live and love each other like brothers and sisters should… of course that depends on the family you come from, not sure which is more natural the fire ant family relationships or the Argentine ant family relationships.

Either way, Argentine ants are on their way to world domination!


Jul 2 2009

BBC: Ant mega-colony takes over world

Ant Guru

A single mega-colony of ants has colonised much of the world, scientists have discovered.

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BBC: Ant mega-colony takes over world


Jul 2 2009

Huge Colony Of Ants Takes Over the Planet Today, the BBC brings…

Ant Guru

Huge Colony Of Ants Takes Over the Planet Today, the BBC brings news of a single “mega-colony of ants” that has “colonised much of the world”. Argentine ants living in vast numbers across Europe, the US and Japan belong to the same interrelated colony, and will refuse to fight one another

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